This book enjoys an excellent reputation amongst stickmakers & stick enthusiasts as the leading book in the field. This is an essential guide for those interested in learning the processes & techniques involved with the manufacture of a range of traditional sticks outlining the processes in a clear straightforward manner & using a wealth of diagrams & photographs. It also contains valuable up-to-date information on where to source the raw materials for stickmaking how to find cut & season wood & where to locate materials such as ram & buffalo horn. This book is equally accessible to stick enthusiasts amateur craftsmen & experienced professionals alike. ...

This colourful boxed set features two classic children&8217;s picture books from the creators of The Gruffalo. Be warned though prepare for bedtime reading on repeat! Box contains:1. Stick Man
- Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love & their stick children three. But its dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him; a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Join Stick Man on his troublesome journey back to the family tree.2. Tabby Mc Tat is purr-fectly happy singing along all day with Fred the busker. But when Fred gives chase to a thief the two are separated. Will they ever find each other again? A heart-warming story of friendship loyalty
- & kittens!

...

We all know how important creativity is at work. New ideas fresh solutions & innovative approaches are always talked about but rarely ever practiced. ? Whatif! Second Edition gives you the power insight & courage to capture the essence of creativity at work. This one--of--a--kind book breaks creativity into six practical behaviors & shows you how all of us----not just the wacky genuis----is packed with creative potential. This fully updated & expanded edition explores areas that the first edition did not filled with new insights stories & cases it will help you find or recapture your creativity with proven exercises that will help unlock the creative potential in anyone. ...

What happens to your body after you have died? Fertilizer? Crash Test Dummy? Human Dumpling? Ballistics Practise? Life after death is not as simple as it looks. Mary Roachs Stiff lifts the lid off what happens to our bodies once we have died. Bold original & with a delightful eye for detail Roach tells us everything we wanted to know about this new frontier in medical science. Interweaving present-day explorations with a history of past attempts to study what it means to be human Stiff is a deliciously dark investigations for readers of popular science as well as fans of the macabre ...

Peppered with bouncers expletives & even the odd diplomatic incident this is a rip-roaring journey through over a century of Ashes history. For a list of every Ashes century & five-wicket haul try Wisden but if you want to know which England batsman was a martyr to syphilis & which Australian fast bowler reckoned the Queen had 'nice legs for an old Sheila' then read on... Stiff Upper Lips & Baggy Green Caps exposes the seamy side of Ashes cricket. It gives the inside story behind controversies from the Bodyline series of 1932-33 & the Lillee & Thomson blitzkrieg of 1974-75 right up to the unseemly modern spats that ensure that this biannual frenzy of backbiting finger-pointing & dubious facial hair remains one of the great events of the sporting calendar. ...

Stig Of The Dump" is 50 years old & the story of Barney & his best friend cave-man Stig is as fresh today as it was when first published. Barney is a solitary little boy given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a disused chalk-pit when it gives way & he lands in a sort of cave. Here he meets somebody with a lot of shaggy hair & two bright black eyes wearing a rabbit skin & speaking in grunts. He names him Stig. Of course nobody believes Barney when he tells his family all about Stig but for Barney cave-man Stig is totally real. They become great friends learning each others ways & embarking on a series of unforgettable adventures." ...

Clive King's Stig of the Dump" is a much-loved modern classic. " Stig of the Dump" is 50 years old & the story of Barney & his best friend cave-man Stig is as fresh today as it was when first published. Barney is a solitary little boy given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a disused chalk-pit when it gives way & he lands in a sort of cave. Here he meets 'somebody with a lot of shaggy hair & two bright black eyes' wearing a rabbit skin & speaking in grunts. He names him Stig. Of course nobody believes Barney when he tells his family all about Stig but for Barney cave-man Stig is totally real. They become great friends learning each others ways & embarking on a series of unforgettable adventures. This book is a wonderful " Puffin Modern Classic". Clive King was born in Richmond Surrey in 1924. When he was young his family moved to a village called Ash near Sevenoaks in Kent which is the setting for " Stig of the Dump". He went to Downing College Cambridge & the School of Oriental & African Studies in London. He then served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. His service as a sailor & his work as a language teacher took him all over the world. Clive King lives with his family in Norfolk & is a full-time writer. Other titles by Clive King: " Hamid of Aleppo"; " The Town that Went South"; " The 22 Letters"; " The Night the Water Came"; " Snakes & Snakes"; " Me & My Million"; " The Inner Ring" series; " The Devil's Cut"; " Ninny's Boat"; " The Sound of propellors"; " The Seashore People"; "A Touch of Class Other Puffin Modern Classics: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory"; " Goodnight Mr Tom"; " The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog"; " Artemis Fowl"; " Charlotte's Webb"; " The Family from One End Street"; " The Worst Witch"; " George's Marvelous Medicine"; " The Sheep-Pig"; "A Dog so Small"; " The Diary of a Killer Cat"; " Mrs Frisby & the Rats of NIMH"; " Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry"; " Carrie's War"." ...

Barney has found a wonderful place to play
- the chalk-pit or rubbish dump near his granny's home. One day the ground gives way
...

New Read & Respond Stig of the Dump" provides teachers with all the resources they need to teach this classic childrens story. Notes & activities reflect the way that teachers teach now &

Includes:: shared texts guided reading notes reading activities speaking & listening activities writing projects & assessment guidance."

...

The official biography of Top Gear"s tame racing driver from the early years to present day. The Stig is known to millions as " Top Gear"s tame racing driver famed for his skillful driving & his legendary reluctance to speak. Other details of his life are the subject of much speculation yet almost nothing of any substance is known about the man behind the visor. Where did he come from? What is his motivation? Did he really once punch a horse to the ground? Simon du Marche (" Princess Margaret -- Gin & Gentility"; " Keith Chegwin -- Tears of An Idiot") has devoted over two years to getting inside that trademark white helmet. He has pursued The Stig -- sometimes literally -- in a relentless quest to unearth the truth & now at last his findings can be revealed. Through extensive research & in-depth interviews with celebrities motorsport experts & " Top Gear "presenters Jeremy Clarkson Richard Hammond & James May du Marche has built up an unprecedented picture of what lies beneath the white suit. His quest threw up many questions: can Stig-like characters really be seen in the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt? Was The Stig present at some of the most pivotal moments in history? Why is a driver of The Stigs considerable ability not in Formula 1? Who was the mysterious figure in white seen leaving Angelina Jolies hotel room? How can anyone not understand how stairs work? Happily these questions -- & many many others -- will be answered in Simon du Marches landmark work " The Stig."" ...